Maxiell is a superior pick and roll defender. It takes length and quickness, but he also has a great show, and he shows very hard which gives him time to recover.

Dice also shows hard, but is prone to picking up fouls. Sheed can't always recover.

A bigger concern for me is how much our defense was predicated on a high energy attack, and we're starting to see laziness and heavy legs now.

One thing to admire about super franchises like San Antonio. They do what they do with whatever personnel they have. Obviously their better players play more, but if the goal is to play a deep bench, then they play a deep bench, win or lose. There is something to be said for that sort of ideological and organizational consistency.

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